Ex-APC Chairman Eba accuses Otu of fraud, property grab, government fires back
Former chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State, Alphonsus Ogar Eba, has accused the administration of Governor Bassey Otu of alleged fraudulent activities, including the diversion of public assets and awarding of projects to associates. Eba, who is now the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Arthur […] Ex-APC Chairman Eba accuses…
Former APC chairman in Cross River State, Alphonsus Ogar Eba, has accused Governor Bassey Otu's administration of engaging in fraudulent activities, including converting a federal government rubber estate into a private oil palm estate and awarding projects to associates. Eba made these allegations during a press briefing at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Press Centre in Calabar.
He alleged that Governor Otu and his wife had acquired multiple properties in the state since taking office. Additionally, Eba claimed that several government projects were fraudulent or awarded to individuals connected to the administration, leading to his departure from the APC to join the PDP. The governor's Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Gill Nsa, dismissed the accusations as politically motivated and false, stating that Eba's grievances stemmed from falling out with the governor.
Nsa also clarified that the Adiabo road project, criticized by Eba, was divided into two components, with the state government responsible for the majority of the work, while the NDDC handled the other section, which had received state government approval.
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